Open Call - Comics in the City: Sequential Art Is...
JUL 11 - SEP 5, 2025
Submission Form Opens: July 11th, 2025
Submission Deadline: September 5th, 2025 at 5pm
Notification of Acceptance: September 12th, 2025
Exhibition Dates: September 25th - October 20th, 2025
Curated by Regine Sawyer
Sequential Art represents many things to many people. By definition, it is a "form of visual storytelling that uses a series of images, (also called panels or frames), to convey a narrative." This narrative is mostly commonly displayed in comic books, cartoons, and storyboards. It takes a whole creative team to make a Comic Book, that team includes Artists, Writers, Inkers, Colorists, Editors, and Letterers. They all contribute to what makes Sequential Art Storytelling great and pop culture icons like Wonder Woman, The X-Men, The Avengers, and Superman relevant.
This fall, Flushing Town Hall invites comic book artists, writers, and cartoonists, from all different backgrounds and from across the NYC metro area to showcase their work, expressing to audiences what Sequential Art means to them. NYC is where the birth of mainstream comic book creation began so it's only fitting to exhibit the work of local comic book artists and creators in this art show.
Submissions can include:
Artwork Specifications:
• Please select ONE work for the exhibition which will be installed salon style in Flushing Town Hall’s Main gallery. Works must be delivered and picked up on the dates indicated above. All work must be original and created by the submitting artist.
• Please note that we cannot accept 3-dimensional works at this time.
• 2D works must be 36 inches or under at its longest side including frame (if applicable).
• For framed works, the use of Plexiglass is strongly suggested. Hanging hardware must be attached to the back of submitted work.
• For any video submissions, videos may be up to 3 minutes long and must be accessible to view on YouTube.com or Vimeo.com until October 2025. Videos must be at a minimum resolution of 1080p.
• PLEASE NOTE: Any work submitted without hanging hardware will be refused.
• Works which are inherently fragile or not suitable for exhibition will be rejected. While all reasonable care and precautions will be taken in handling, storage and installation of the works and photographs or slides submitted for this exhibition, Flushing Town Hall and its employees or representatives will not be responsible for loss or damage to any entry.
For any questions, please email Melissa Velasquez at mvelasquez@flushingtownhall.org
Submission Deadline: September 5th, 2025 at 5pm
Notification of Acceptance: September 12th, 2025
Exhibition Dates: September 25th - October 20th, 2025
Curated by Regine Sawyer
Sequential Art represents many things to many people. By definition, it is a "form of visual storytelling that uses a series of images, (also called panels or frames), to convey a narrative." This narrative is mostly commonly displayed in comic books, cartoons, and storyboards. It takes a whole creative team to make a Comic Book, that team includes Artists, Writers, Inkers, Colorists, Editors, and Letterers. They all contribute to what makes Sequential Art Storytelling great and pop culture icons like Wonder Woman, The X-Men, The Avengers, and Superman relevant.
This fall, Flushing Town Hall invites comic book artists, writers, and cartoonists, from all different backgrounds and from across the NYC metro area to showcase their work, expressing to audiences what Sequential Art means to them. NYC is where the birth of mainstream comic book creation began so it's only fitting to exhibit the work of local comic book artists and creators in this art show.
Submissions can include:
- Fully compromised comic book pages (penciled, colored, inked, and lettered)
- Penciled and/or inked or colored comic book pages
- Character designs
- Layouts (framework of the page before the full art is on the page)
- Comic book script pages (with or without edits)
- Character Descriptions
- Comic book cover work
- Pin ups
Artwork Specifications:
• Please select ONE work for the exhibition which will be installed salon style in Flushing Town Hall’s Main gallery. Works must be delivered and picked up on the dates indicated above. All work must be original and created by the submitting artist.
• Please note that we cannot accept 3-dimensional works at this time.
• 2D works must be 36 inches or under at its longest side including frame (if applicable).
• For framed works, the use of Plexiglass is strongly suggested. Hanging hardware must be attached to the back of submitted work.
• For any video submissions, videos may be up to 3 minutes long and must be accessible to view on YouTube.com or Vimeo.com until October 2025. Videos must be at a minimum resolution of 1080p.
• PLEASE NOTE: Any work submitted without hanging hardware will be refused.
• Works which are inherently fragile or not suitable for exhibition will be rejected. While all reasonable care and precautions will be taken in handling, storage and installation of the works and photographs or slides submitted for this exhibition, Flushing Town Hall and its employees or representatives will not be responsible for loss or damage to any entry.
For any questions, please email Melissa Velasquez at mvelasquez@flushingtownhall.org